 | Auld in the Desert, Ekman in Russia |
 According to TSN, Alex Auld has signed a 1-year contract with the Phoenix Coyotes.
According to Kukla's Korner, ex-Pens Nils Ekman has signed a contract in Russia.
Finally, according to Spector's defensemen Jamie Heward has signed with Ska St. Pettersburg
I personally thik that the Auld signing is a pretty good move by the 'Yotes considering David Aebischer and Mikael Tellqvist aren't exactly big time #1 goaltenders. So they are betting on an healthy competition between the three of them and hope one will take the lead and carry the team for a good part of the season.
Alex Auld being a big and in my opinion good goaltender still has some upside and I wouldn't be surprised to see him outplay Aebischer and Tellqvist next season.
One of those goaltenders can also be used come trade deadline when Phoenix are out of the Playoffs picture so they don't have much to lose signing a 26 year old goalie.
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Re: Auld in the Desert, Ekman in Russia (Score: 1)
by BLUE_AND_WHITE (spam_proof_eh@hotmail.com) on Monday, August 13
(User Info | Send a Message) | | So the goaltender market is likely closed. Only LA and Tampa might make moves. Brysgalov might go to tampa, but its unlikely, and Raycroft or Gerber might go to LA, but LA GM Lombardi has said he will NOT go after either. |
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Re: Auld in the Desert, Ekman in Russia (Score: 1)
by Desertdog17 on Monday, August 13
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Im not liking these moves by the coyotes. they now have tellqvist, abasheir, and auld, all goalies that are questionable starters, meant more for backups. unless healthy competition between them pushes somebody to be a star, not very smart. |
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Re: Auld in the Desert, Ekman in Russia (Score: 1)
by tancred on Monday, August 13
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Yeah, that makes for an interesting situation in Phoenix with three somewhat capable starting goalies. I wonder who will win the starting and the backup positions. I'm going to guess it will go Auld, Aebischer, and with Tellqvist only being called up in case of injury or if one of the other two falls on a terrible cold streak. |
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Re: Auld in the Desert, Ekman in Russia (Score: 1)
by habs_win_cup_2007 on Monday, August 13
(User Info | Send a Message) | I feel for Telly, he played ok on a horrible coyotes team last year and this is his re-payment, to be drubbed down to the minors again. I better go and trade him from my keeper team :)
Oh and anyone looking for a great Hockey Keeper league thats about to start up soon, join up here. http://hockey37.proboards99.com/index.cgi
We are going to do a fantasy draft when we get the league filled up.
cheers and give me a pm, I am the habs gm :) |
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Re: Auld in the Desert, Ekman in Russia (Score: 1)
by malkin_71 on Monday, August 13
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Hey, just wondering Whatever happend to Bru? Lol, |
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